_ 54 _ disease, called for immediate battle, in spite of the fact that the surrender of the Turks, who were caught between those inside and out, was inevitable. D. Alvaro died, wounded twice by a musket and his corpse was then decapitated. Our men disobeyed orders and took refuge in the fortress, after 70 had fallen dead and 30 had been captured. When the instructions were opened, Pero Peixoto succeeded to the new captaincy of D. Alvaro's fleet. The blockade continued. The boats from Ormuz returned to the garrison with the wounded and the news. D. Antão de Noronha, captain of the fortress, reorganized the expedition, left the mayor in his place and carried on to Bahrain. Meanwhile the Turkish captain had also died of wounds received in the battle and was succeeded by another by the name of Muhammed. The latter, demoralized by the blockade, ordered the 30 captives and the captured artillery to be handed over to D. Antão. The epidemic increased among the Portuguese and Turks. The latter capitulated, surrendering their arms, horses and 12,000 cruzados for the expenses of our fleet, in exchange for their lives and transport to Basra. To spare his men from the plague, D. Antão accepted the proposal, carried it out and returned to Ormuz with serious losses caused by the disease.
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